ndian Green Building Council (IGBC) Green Factory Buildings is the first rating programme developed in India, exclusively for the industrial sector. It is based on accepted energy and environmental principles and strikes a balance between known established practices and emerging concepts. The system is designed to be comprehensive in scope, yet simple in operation. This rating system would address the factory buildings and not the processes. It would be applicable to all sectors of industry and for all climatic zones of India.
Features
IGBC Green Factory Building Rating System is a voluntary and consensus based programme. The rating system has been developed based on materials and technologies that are currently available. This rating system would facilitate the development of energy efficient, water efficient, healthy, more productive, environmentally friendly factories.
The rating system evaluates certain credit points using a
prescriptive approach and other credits on a performance based approach.
The rating system is evolved so as to be comprehensive and at the same
time user-friendly. The programme is fundamentally designed to address
national priorities and quality of life for factory workmen.IGBC Green Factory Building Rating System is a voluntary and consensus based programme. The rating system has been developed based on materials and technologies that are currently available. This rating system would facilitate the development of energy efficient, water efficient, healthy, more productive, environmentally friendly factories.
The rating programme uses well accepted national
standards and wherever local or national standards are not available,
appropriate international benchmarks have been considered.
Benefits:
Green Existing Buildings can have tremendous benefits, both tangible and intangible.
Benefits:
Green Existing Buildings can have tremendous benefits, both tangible and intangible.
Tangible benefits
• Energy savings : 30 - 40%
• Water savings : 20 - 30%
Intangible benefits
• Enhanced indoor air quality
• Good day lighting
• Health & wellbeing of the occupants
• Safety of the workmen
Overview:
The project team can evaluate all the possible points to apply under the rating system using a suitable checklist. The project can apply for IGBC Factory Buildings certification if it can meet all mandatory requirements and achieve the minimum required points.
• Energy savings : 30 - 40%
• Water savings : 20 - 30%
Intangible benefits
• Enhanced indoor air quality
• Good day lighting
• Health & wellbeing of the occupants
• Safety of the workmen
Overview:
The project team can evaluate all the possible points to apply under the rating system using a suitable checklist. The project can apply for IGBC Factory Buildings certification if it can meet all mandatory requirements and achieve the minimum required points.
IGBC Green Factory Buildings rating system addresses green features under the following categories:
• Site Selection and Planning
• Water Conservation
• Energy Conservation
• Materials Conservation
• Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupational Health
• Innovation & Design Process
• Site Selection and Planning
• Water Conservation
• Energy Conservation
• Materials Conservation
• Indoor Environmental Quality and Occupational Health
• Innovation & Design Process
Scope:
IGBC Green Factory Building Rating System addresses both new and existing factory buildings. This rating system would address the factory buildings and not the processes. It would be applicable to all sectors of industry and for all climatic zones of India.
Certification Levels:
Different levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned. However, every Green Factory Building should meet certain mandatory requirements, which are non-negotiable.
IGBC Green Factory Building Rating System addresses both new and existing factory buildings. This rating system would address the factory buildings and not the processes. It would be applicable to all sectors of industry and for all climatic zones of India.
Certification Levels:
Different levels of green building certification are awarded based on the total credits earned. However, every Green Factory Building should meet certain mandatory requirements, which are non-negotiable.
The threshold criteria for certification/provisional levels are as under:
| Certification Level | Points | Recognition |
| Certified | 51 - 60 | Best Practices |
| Silver | 61 - 70 | Outstanding Performance |
| Gold | 71 - 80 | National Excellence |
| Platinum | 81-100 | Global Leadership |
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